Connecticut western news., 1887-08-17
THE NATIONAL GAME.
Facts and Gossip About Profession
 als-The IL. and \. Record.

LEAGUE.-Including the games played Aug. IA, the Detroits have won 51 lost 30; Chicago won AS, lost B; New York has won 46 lost 37; Bos- ton has won A, lost 36; Philadelphia has won 4S, lost 39; Washington has won B, lost 43; Pittsburgh has won B, lost AS, and Indiana polls won 25, lost 56 AssoCIATIoN.-St. Louis has won G. lost 24; Louisville has won 53, lost 40; Baltimore has won 49, lost SS; Cincln- nati has won B, lost 43; Brooklyn has won 45, lost 45; Athletic has won Al, lost 49; Metropol- itans have won B, lost 5S, and Cleveland has won 23. lost 67.
 Five hundred dollars month is rather high price to pay pitcher, and it is doubtful if Weidman will be worth it.
 The directors of the Boston Base Ball Club have issued pronunciamento, in the form of letter, to the players, in which they are ex- horted to play good ball, and golden belt is pcnnant. In addition to S2, 800 sure, they offer the proceeds of benefit game, which would not yield less than S3, 900 more, making in all S, 800.
 There are indications of danger that the Chicago Club may soon be deprived of its chief element of strength-the services of Pitcher Clarkson, whose arm shows signs of giving out. Clarkson has been wo, ked very hard in the las few weeks, especially since it was found that Van Haltren could not be de- pended upon to serve in one-thlrd of the games. Baldwin has of late been the only al- teTuate pltcneT, ana the NlSltlnS CluDS seem to be solving the secret of his swift curves and down-shoots, and to be hitting him so freely that Chicago is compelled to do a great deal of batting in order to win when Baldwin pitches. The result is that Anson calls upon Clarkson for considerable more than half the work to be done in the box, and the hard wear and tear is beginning to show it's effect on the muscles of his arm and shoul- der.
 Two Cincinnati boys, John Ewing brother to Buck, of the New Yorks, and Al Hungler, are rivals for the honor of being. the best pitcher ill the Southern League. Young Ew- ing will go to California with his brother Buck this fall, and they will form a battery in the different games. If there is any talent in the young fellow he will soon show it.
 Despite an equipment at the outset apparent | ly ample to meet all emergencies, there have i been very few games since the middle of June where the Bostons have been without one or | more disabled players whose absence has been severely felt. Burdock and Kelly having re- 1 covered, Hornung was the next to be laid up, and Madden is also taking his turn in the hos 1 pital, depriving the team of its winning pitcher. Radbourne, as is well known, has | taken his medicine in the box with unpleasant frequency this year, and lately liberal dose has fallen to the lot of Conway.
 l Manager Wright's son, George w. Wright, was bank clerk ill Boston until this season. 1 but could not stand the pressure and began i playing ball professionally. His father could have secured him good engagement, but he wanted to hoe. his own row, and started ill with the St. EAlbans (Vt. team at $1O0 a month Young Wright is good pitcher and general player.
 i Hecker and Manager Kelly had tiff at the 1 grounds of the Louisville Club. Ramsey l threw badly and Hecker did not get the ball. This wild throw lost the game. It made Kelly sore ever defeat, and he was vehement 1,1S kD11- 1o&ko he was excited in some parts and ought to have done better. Kelly kept on talking, as did Hecker, and finally both men grew angry, and for time it looked like Marquis of Queensbury contest was at hand. But it all was settled.
 Sunday ball playing was virtually begun at | Cleveland last Sunday when the Graphics and Eres played in Association Park before 600 spectators. There was no interference. The Law and Order people will, however, move on the Cleveland Club when it plays its first Sun day game with the Metropolitans on Aug. 21
 Catcher Bushong said the other day: ssYcs; I would like to sec our club go into the League next season. l confess that; but I don't know whether 1t would be paying operation or not. It might pay all right tn first year, but after that the novelty would be gone, and I doubt if MT. You der Ahe would make it go without Sunday games. You see he is not going to get any percentage in the League is he? I understand not. The Detroits now are only getting percentage from two clubs-tEe New Yorks and Chicago-and I don't believe they would give us percentage"
 Tue reason why the Cuban giants are bat ting so well of late is that they have originated a new plan in the batting order. In every game played the player making the greatest number of base hits leads the batting order for the next game and the player coming next to him is placed SC cond anl so on. This is ono of their own ideas, and it incites the boys to do their best all the time.
 The race for the International League pen- nant seems to have settled down to a contest between Buffalo, Newark and Syracuse with the chances about even for the two first named.
 If any one supposes that A. G. Spalding, of Chicago, is sleeping on his plan to unite all the leading clubs into one great stock com pany, they are mistaken It is pet scheme of his, and many of the leading managers are with him, but fear to enter into such stu pendous game because of fear that public knowledge of such scheme and the suspi- cions that would grow out of 1t will injure their business. Certain it is that if base ball could be operated on so broad basis the profits of the managers would be great and
 there would no longer be any necessity of sales of players, reserve rules, etc.
 The Southern League has certainly received 1 black eyes enough to knock it completely out ! of the ring. That it still survives is due only to the fact that the Southern people are fond of the national game and gre willing to pay i he,saseeael5 faf fts III ;lea1 noe5sdosn 9as